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Officers  and  ScHiei  s  of  the  Aj  tillery  an:l  of 
th^  Third  Brigade. 


The  apparent  pause  in  ilio  nperaiions  nf  ihc  iiihidv  a^ain^i  iIijm 
piiii-e,  afl'ords  an  oppoi-ainity  ii>  publ'oly  ai'knowlo.lge  'iw-  sicady 
oourai^e  and  adrairab  e  f.'iiiducl  cxliibilmJ  by  odh  and  all  iliiiinj^'  ihu 
borabaidmi>nt  of  the  pasi  few  weeks. 

From  below  the  enemy  lirsE  appeared  against  you,  d>mandin^  an  uii- 
Conditii)nal  ."jurrender — an  enemy  wlio  had  successfully  passe. I  ihe  fort.s 
guarding  tlie  approaches  to  New  Orleans,  and  forced  the  >ubinission  of 
the  city  itself—an  enemy  having  a  naval  orce  uf  some  ihiiiy-tive 
vtssels,  armed  with  all  the  appliances  of  raodi;iii  warfare,  including 
the  most  formidable  war  steamers  of  the  Federal  Navy,  be  id  s  numer- 
ous transports,  having  a  lari^e  iiUantry  force.  From  the  otiier  direciiun 
soon  came  the  numerous  tleei  of  gunboats  that  had  successively  passed 
Columbus,  Island  No.  Ki,  Fort  I'illow  and  Memphis.  Beleaguered  as 
.'he  has  been,  V'ick^burg  .tnJ  her  defenses — the  Ciibrahar  of  Missis- 
sippi— . et  stand  intact  and  uninjured,  aiitl  we  believe  they  will  re- 
main so. 

To  lace  undaunted  so  numerous  a  foe,  f>  endure  untiincliingly  so 
fierco  a  bombardment,  to  return  boldly  ami  successfully  so  terrili'c  a 
lire,  has  required  that  Cool,  determined  courage,  that  cheeilul  facing- 
of  danger,  characteristic  of  the  Confederate  soldier  on  every  Held. 
Most  of  their  gunboats  hare  been  much  injured — two  sloops-of-war 
crippled  and  driven  out  of  tia)  tiro,  one  in  a  sinking  condition,  and  a 
mortar  boat  now  lies  before  you  a  wreck. 

VNhile  1  am  happy  in  being  able  to  speak  thus  of  all,  both  officers 
and  soldiers,  in  the  brigade,  there  occurred  individuiil  instances  ol 
heroism  worthy  of  imitation,  and   deserving  of  special  notice.     The 


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iwo  most  proniiiieDt  arc  ■  r.eant  Wm  Bovlk,  Company  I.  af]<l  Private 
John*  Miukav,  {\ipe  '^  linlLcry.  Isl  Louisiana  Aililleiy.  'I'lui  first, 
actinir  as  I'utiner  duriiiir  iliu  lioice  nction  of  tlio  28tli  of  June,  had  liis 
riglu  hand  crushed  by  the  fiagment  <if  a  slu-ll,  wliile  stoppinsj  the  rent 
of  his  pici'L'.  vcl  faithfully  maintained  his  position,  not  raising  his 
wounded  liaiid  ,  until  all  danger  of  a  pn  maluie  di-ohurge  had  passed, 
thus  preserving,  by  his  coolness  and  bravery,  th(>  lives  of  his  com- 
panions at  the  gun 

Tlie  second,  on  tl.e  morning  of  the  'i8th  day  of  June,  when  a  ball 
gi't  lodged  in  the  liflc  gun,  and  the  cannonlers  were  driven  from  the 
parapets  by  a  sliower  of  sclirapnel,  mounted  (he  parapet  alonb,  and 
woiked  manfully  Ui  lam  it  homo,  regardless  of  the  danger  to  which 
ho  was  monicntaiily  exposed. 

Of  others  wl-.o  are  entitled  to  honorable  mention  for  coolness  in 
danger,  con>-picuous  couiage  nnd>'r  tl-"  "^pnie  h^avy  fire,  nad  constancy 
ill  liie  ptM-l'iirniaM.;.-  of  d'l  y.  tli»  foliowmg  names  have  been  Landed  in 
by  their  eonimoi  Im.;  i.ffiier-,  viz. 

Ac  in^  ^t;  '!  IJ..1  J,iME3  Rf.  GooDiK,  Sth  Louisiana  Artillery. 

)si  Sergeaii  '.V.  Lkach,  1st  Loni,;ia!i.i  Artillery. 

1st  Sergeaii.  .  •'  "  " 

Sergeant  Haru!3.!.v,  "  " 

Sergeant  Diontsdus,  23d  Regiment  Louisiana  Volunteers. 

Coipoial  Advms,  fiih  Louisiana  Artillery. 

Ac-ling  Corpmai  t-HiiopsniKE.  8th  Louisiana  Artillery. 

I'rivate  McSwkeoas.  •■  "  •' 

Piiva'e  MoRniiTV,  " 

Private  Dow UKLL,  "  "  ■' 

Private  McNeal,  "  "  " 

i'rivate  K111.V, 

The  vigilani  activity  of  the  officers  and  men  of  8taike's  Cavalry,  led 
by  their  Coloi.el,  is  al.so  .icknowledged.  To  thorn  belong  the  distinc- 
lioii  of  first  successfully  engaging  the  enemy. 

The  Officers,  one  and  all  of  the  entire  command,  including  the  mem- 
bers of  niy  Siaft,  and  Dr.  Blanton,  Volunteer  Surgeon,  deserve  aud 
have  my  wannest  thanks. 

M.  L.  SMITH. 
Brigadier-tieneral  Commanding. 
..  yiCKSBVlt*.  July   IV'lh.  1862. 


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